Connecting Prevention Professionals and Coalitions on the Web
- Exchange ideas.
- Get winning success strategies.
- Full your toolbox with state of the art technology.
- Identify and Discuss Evidence Based Programs and how they can work for you.
- Discover breakthrough PREVENTION methods.
- Connect with fellow PREVENTION WORKERS from around the world.
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Josephine Romano
Your Prevention Coach,
Consultant, Facilitator and Trainer. |
SITE DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU
As an CPPCOW member, you have exclusive access to the:
The Prevention On-Line Community Forum – post your questions, share your insights, support fellow prevention workers from around the world and be a part of a supportive networking collaboration to help reduce isolation, share what works, problem solve what’s not quite right yet, and find resources.
New Coalition Resource Center
The Coalition Corner Resource Center (located within the Prevention Forum) allows you to focus on exactly what you need to successfully start your coalition, conduct a needs assessment, write a logic model, plan for sustainability, build capacity, implement programs, evaluate and meet your outcomes by providing easy links to information and online tools.
The Sounds of Prevention
The Sounds of Prevention is a monthly radio podcast celebrating what works in Prevention. Listen to interviews with master preventionists who are doing amazing work with individuals, families, schools, workplaces, and communities. Hear how people everywhere are fostering personal attributes with individuals and changing norms and conditions with the community that promote well being. Leave with tips and golden nuggets to immediately use to make your prevention work more meaningful, relevant, and useful.
Hot Topics in Prevention Tele-seminars
We’ll provide you with monthly training opportunities on topics most relevant to you, audio downloaded for your listening convenience to increase your knowledge, skills, and attitudes for success in prevention.
Request a topic
Sustainability Coaching, Consultation, and Technical Assistance with Jo Romano, Certified Professional Life Coach and Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist.
Jo has worked with Community Coalitions for over 16 years testing and teaching prevention research as it unfolded resulting in best practice for today’s coalitions. She provides your coalition with an in-house Comprehensive Coalition Assessment and a Strategic Business Plan to meet your vision and mission
Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Certification
Jo coaches prevention specialists to prepare for and successfully pass their exam. She is co-author of the Getting Ready to Test: A Review/ Preparation Manual for the Written Prevention Specialist Examination.
For resources to prepare you for taking the examination to become Nationally Certified through IC&RC, go to www.readytotest.com
Personal Coaching for Prevention Professionals
Are you a new, seasoned, or perspective prevention worker?Are you a coalition coordinator, board member, program director, prevention consultant, agency prevention representative, or a community member focused on prevention activities? Do you want to reduce your isolation, reach your personal and professional goals easily? Are you ready for the accountability to follow through and complete your projects? Contact Jo here
Prevention Training Design and Delivery
Jo will work with your State and Community team to design and deliver CSAP’s Strategic Prevention Framework http://prevention.samhsa.gov/about/spf.aspx and Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Trainings. http://captus.samhsa.gov/central/services/CentralCAPTSAPST.cfm, affording you state-of-the-art prevention technology.
Parent Coaching
Do you want to set limits for your kids and enforce consequences? Are you ready to stop enabling and start empowering your kids? Would you like to find ways to resolve conflict easily and communicate with your children so they listen and stay close to you? Are you a parent who is at your wit’s end? Contact Jo here and create the Family life you love.
Getting Resources
The best way to get familiar with the CPPCOW is to simply dive in. Play with different tools, visit different pages—and download useful information.
- Explore and learn at your own pace
- Share what you know.
- Get your questions answered
- Develop your expertise
- Meet new friends and reduce your isolation
- Connect with prevention folk everywhere who want to support you
- Gain clarity, direction, accountability and support
- Have personal access to Jo Romano, Prevention Coach and Consultant
GETTING AROUND CPPCOW
Getting started
Go to www.cppcow.com and create a password and user name.
Resources
Easy access to information and links to online resources, trainings, coalition development and sustainability tools, and Prevention Specialist Prepare for the Exam Guide.
Immediate Access
to Jo Romano, your Prevention Consultant and Coach!
Personal email
You can connect with like-minded preventionists and coalition coordinators nationwide.
Hot News
The latest news, announcements, and updates related to your prevention and coalition work
Top Stories
Information and links to Coalitions and Professionals who are successful sharing what they know to help you be successful too.
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